Fixture and support therefor



March 20, 1934. E. v. HAFFLING FIXTURE AND SUPPORT THEREFOR Filed Oct.25. 1932 9 iii. I n mg INVENTOR c 1/ /i4FFL//VG q ATTORNEY Patented Mar.20, 1934 TATS FDKTURE AND SUPPORT THEREFOR Application October 25 2Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in fixtures andtheir supports or holders.

An object of the invention is to provide an im- 5 proved means wherebyfixtures such as tumbler holders, soap dishes, towel racks and the likemay be firmly secured. to a suitable supporting means.

Another object is to provide a device as stated and which is or" simpleconstruction and which is easily used or set up and which may bemanufactured and sold at a reasonable price.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from a considerationof the following detailed description. taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing wherein a satisfactory embodiment of the inventionis shown. However, it will be understood that the invention is notlimited to the details disclosed but includes all such. variations andmodifications as fall within the spirit of the invention and the scopeof the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Fig. l is a perspective view showing the parts in position ready to beassembled;

Fig. 2 is a detail view in side elevation and on an enlarged scale andshowing a fixture supported in accordance with the present invention;and

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view taken substantially along the line 33of Fig. 2.

Referring in detail to the drawing, at 5 is shown a fixture which whileit may be in the form of a soap dish, towel rack or the like, is for thepurpose of illustration disclosed as a tumbler holder. The fixture 5includes a bottom 6, a side wall 7, and at its upper edge is providedwith an outwardly extending head 8. Also, the bottom of the fixture maybe re-inforced as by ribs or raised portions 9.

Qn the outer surface of its wall '7 the fixture is provided with anenlargement in, the opposite outer vertical edges of which provideshoulders 11 inclining transversely in opposite directions or.

converging in the direction of the body of the fixture. These shouldersalso incline or taper vertically whereby their vertical planes convergeat a point below the fixture. Between the portions forming the shoulders11 the enlargement 10 is cut away to provide a recess 12, the purpose ofwhich will later appear. It is to be noted that in the vicinity of theenlargement 10 the bead 8 is also enlarged as at 13 whereby its outeredge projects beyond said enlargement 10.

A clip 14: is also employed and this clip is preferably formed of metaland includes a connecting portion 15 off-set at spaced points 16 andserving 1932, Serial No. 639,450

to connect a pair of flanges 17 which also converge transversely andvertically in accordance with the convergence of the shoulders 11. Thismetal clip 14 may be secured to a surface of any suitable support 18 asby means of screws 19 passed through openings 20 in the connectingportion 15 of the clip. These screws are drawn up tight whereby theconnecting portion of the clip is drawn into firm engagement with asurface of the support 18.

With the clip 14 secured to a surface of a support as above describedthe fixture 5 is easily mounted. The relationship of the enlargement 10of the fixture to the space between the flanges 17 of the clip is suchthat the shoulders ll of the enlargement wedgingly engage the innersurfaces of the flanges 17. As the enlargement i0 is forced into thespace between the flanges of the clip the enlarged or extending portion13 of the bead 8 is drawn into engagement with the forward surface ofthe support 18 with the result that there is a tendency on the part ofthe fixture to move outwardly from the said support and this ispermitted to a limited extent since the oif-sets 16 in the connectingportion 15 of the clip render said portion slightly fiexi le. As theseportions of the clip are drawn forwardly owing to the engagement of thehead portion 13 with the support the flanges of the clip more tightlygrip the shoulders 11 whereby the fixture is firmly held. In Fig. 2 itwill be noted that when the device is wedged in place the portion 13 ofthe bead remains spaced slightly above the upper edges of the flanges17. The constant tendency of the clip is to maintain this bead portion13 in firm engagement with the face of the support, this actionresulting from the fact that the clip is slightly sprung when thefixture is forced downwardly to carry its enlargement 10 into the clipafter the bead portion 13 has engaged the support. This constantpressure between the clip and the fixture and the fixture and thesupport results in the fixture being very firmly held in place.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. In combination. a fixture having a pair of shoulders. a holder havinga pair of flanges, said flanges adapted to embrace said shoulders, saidfixture having a bead portion projecting beyond said shoulders, saidholder including a body portion carrying said flanges, said body portionincluding a central portion and outwardly ofi-set edge portions carryingsaid flanges whereby said port whereby to yieldingly press said beadportion into engagement with the support.

2. The structure of claim 1, wherein said shoulders are connectedtogether by a concave arcuate portion thereby leaving an open space infront of the central portion of the holding means.

ERIC V. HAFFLING.

